Age: 14
Birthday: November 3
Zodiac: Scorpio
Height: 155 cm
Weight: 40 kg
Kagura, meaning "god-entertainment" is a member of the Yorozuya
alongside Sakata Gintoki and Shinpachi Shimura and the main female
protagonist of Gintama.
Although she appears to be a normal, cute, human girl in Chinese-style
clothing, she actually belongs to the Yato Clan, one of the strongest
and most bloodthirsty of the Amanto races. The Yato are said to have
"transparent" skin that is highly sensitive to sunlight, so Kagura
carries a purple parasol at all times. The parasol is also the Yato
clan's weapon of choice; Kagura's is bulletproof and fires bullets from
its tip. Because of her Yato blood, she is super-strong and can stop a
speeding motor-scooter with one hand. Although stronger than most
humans, she cannot control her strength perfectly. Her super-human
strength makes her extremely bad with pets. Most of her pets, with the
exception of Sadaharu, have met with an untimely demise by her hands.
She is also extremely flexible and fast; capable of catching multiple
speeding bullets between her teeth and fingers. During battle, she's
often seen flipping through the air and performing various acrobatic
feats. Due to her Yato blood, she is capable of rapid regeneration.
During the Benizakura arc, she is seen healing from a gunshot wound
almost overnight.
Kagura also have an unusually strong appetite. She is able to consume
large quantity of food within a matter of seconds. Nevertheless, her
tastes are endearingly plain. Sukonbu, rice, and eggs are among her
favorite foods.
Her immediate family consists of her father, Umibouzu, a widely
recognized alien hunter, her mother, who is deceased, and her older
brother Kamui, once presumed missing who is now involved with the space
pirates Harusame.
She came to Earth to earn money for her family. She found work fighting
for a gang, but when they ordered her to kill her target, she ran away.
Not long afterwards, she met Gintoki and Shinpachi when Gintoki
accidentally ran her down with his scooter. After they helped her to
make a clean break from the gang, she intimidated Gintoki into hiring
her. She now lives at the Yorozuya and sleeps in Gintoki's closet, like
Doraemon.
Kagura and Gintoki share an odd brother-younger sister-like
relationship. Together with Shinpachi, the three of them makes for a
strange, dysfunctional, yet tightly knit family. Kagura is very
protective of Gintoki. Although, she herself has gotten into many fights
with him, rarely does she let anyone else pick on him. She seems to
trust wholeheartedly in Gintoki's ability and strength. Even in sticky
situations, she has no doubt that Gin-chan would come save her. She has a
tendency to imitate Gintoki's bad habits (like picking her nose or
swear, hence her unladylike behavior) and would often quote the bad
advices he gives her. Some of her lines starts with "Gin-chan says..."
or "Gin-chan told me..."
Kagura is also somewhat of a tomboy. She is often seen partaking in
games with various neighborhood boys. Although her candid manner of
speech often cause them to shun her, she doesn't seem to mind. In fact,
she has no problem at all with forcing her way into their game. In
battle, she has proven to be bull-headed and a sore loser. Like Gintoki,
and probably because of his influence, she is not above resorting to
petty tricks and manipulation to get the better of her adversary. Unlike
many conventional manga heroine, she doesn't display the same
consciousness toward decorum, table manners and physical appearance.
Puking, cussing, picking her nose, spitting, fighting, and scratching
herself are common behavior for Kagura.
She regards Okita, captain of the Shinsengumi, as a rival. She detests
him, and appeared to be disgusted when she previously mentioned (about
Okita), that "he definitely likes me", but as that hasn't been brought
up since, it is uncertain on if it should be considered canon, that he
apparently likes her.
Although Kagura usually teases Shinpachi, she deeply cares for him and
thinks of him as a brother. She also shows great respect toward his
older sister, Shimura Tae, often calling her "Anego" (a term gangster
women use to show respect).
Her super-human strength makes her extremely bad with pets. Most of her
pets, with the exception of Sadaharu (being her 27th pet), have met with
an untimely demise by her hands (with the exception of Safdaharu 28', a
beetle killed by Sougo). She cuddles with Sadaharu when feeling down.
Kagura also seems to be the only one (aside from Ane, Mone and Komako)
who Sadaharu listens to.
According to the OVA, Kagura is the first and only Weekly Shonen Jump
girl to vomit on-screen. To date, she has induced herself to vomit on
several occasions. She also has an uncanny knack for seeming calm or
detached during high-tension situations; in episode 5, she slept through
a car-chase. Her appetite knows no bounds, and she is especially fond
of sukonbu.
In Japanese, Kagura speaks in a stereotypical dialect that is associated
with Chinese immigrants. In the English-translated manga, she
punctuates her sentences with yup, uh-huh (aru), nope, and the like.